BEE KEEPERS

Southland Times, Issue 18845, 10 June 1920, Page 6

BEE KEEPERS

ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, June !). The annual conference of the New Zealand Beekeepers’ Association opened to-day. The president, in his opening remarks, referred to the prevalence of foul brood and urged that, more stringent measures bo taken to combat it. He paid a tribute to the officers of the Apiary Department, but contended that the work at the grading ports prevented inspecting work being effective enough. Resolutions were carried requesting the Government to appoint a chief apiarist and increase the staff of inspectors; recommending an increase of vigilance to prevent the introduction of diseases and that the importation of bees and queens be immediately stopped. A committee was appointed to report on the. question of adopting a new grading system to allow inspectors to concentrate on inspection work. It was that no bees, hives, or appliances shall be removed from one county to another without the written consent of the inspector for the district. Several delegates spoke with reference to a statement published widely throughout ; the dominion that returned soldiers could make 18 per week at beekeeping, pointing out that the statement was misleading in | that it painted things too rosy. j ■ ■ I